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Although details about the Cardassian Occupation of
Bajor appeared in numerous episodes of Deep Space Nine (and a few times during
the run of Star Trek: The Next Generation), there are several episodes which
provided a particularly high amount of important background on the subject:
From Star Trek: The Next Generation
Ensign Ro
Not only does it
mark the first appearance of the Bajoran people, but it is also the only episode
dealing with the Occupation that actually occurred before the Cardassian
withdrawal. None of the episode takes place on Bajor, but viewers are given the
chance to see the harsh life of both a refugee camp and a resistance-cell base.
From Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Duet
Considered
one of the best Deep Space Nine episodes ever made, "Duet" reveals to the
viewer the intensity of the horrors and atrocities committed against the
thousands of Bajorans occupants of Cardassian-run concentration camps during
the Occupation. The parallels between the actions of the Cardassians against
the Bajorans and the actions of the Nazis against the Jews become especially
evident during the course of the story.
Necessary Evil
Told
largely through flashbacks by Constable Odo, this murder mystery gave viewers
their first opportunity to see firsthand the harsh conditions of slaves,
ore-processing workers and other Bajorans who found themselves living on Terok
Nor (the Cardassian name for Deep Space Nine) during the Occupation years.
Things Past
When
several crewmembers of Deep Space Nine find themselves drawn into the past,
viewers get the chance to witness in further detail the almost hopeless
conditions in the Bajoran ghetto that made up a large portion of Terok Nor
during the Occupation. The lack of concern Cardassian overseers had for justice
when it came to the Bajorans under their jurisdiction plays an important part
of the story.
The Darkness and the Light
Although
none of the events of this story take place during the Occupation,
recollections by Kira and other former members of the Shakaar resistance cell
gives viewers valuable insights and understanding of what life was like for the
Bajorans who risked, and often gave, their lives working to drive the
Cardassians off their planet.
Ties of Blood and Water
An encounter with an aged Cardassian leads Kira
to recollect how she, as a resistance fighter during the Occupation, chose to
handle a time of personal tragedy. The scenes occurring during the Occupation
take up only a small part of this story, but they give viewers a rare
opportunity to observe the brutal realities for those who chose to take arms
against the Cardassians.
Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night
A
journey into the past for Kira shows another side of life during the Occupation
by spending time with the Bajoran women who were forced to serve as concubines
for the Cardassian officers on Terok Nor. The tale forces viewers to consider
the morally gray areas faced by people living in an environment where the wrong
choice could mean the difference between living in relative safety and living
in constant fear.
